Hand-guard and wrist-supporter.



No. 702,47l. Patented lune I7. I902.

a. L. PIERCE.

HAND GUARD AND WRIST SUPPOBTER.

(Application filed June 14, 1901.

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE L. PIERCE, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR'TO A. G. SPALDING dBROS, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, AND NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OFNEWV JERSEY.

HAND-GUARD AND WRlST-SUPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 702,471, dated June 17,1902.

Application filed June 14,1901. Serial No. 64,521. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE L. PIEROE,16 siding in the city of New York,borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New 5 York, haveinventeda new and useful Hand- Guard and Wrist-Supporter, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The object of the invention is to provide a hand-guard and aWrist-supporter intended 10 especially for use in playing foot-ball andsupporter to a glove, so as to provide the utmost protection to thewearer without being available for the purpose of inflicting an injuryupon an opponent.

The invention further consists in the other new and novel features ofconstruction and combination of parts hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of the hand-guardand wristsupporter fiattenedout so as to show the exterior thereof. Fig.2 represents the back of the guard and supporter as used. Fig. 3represents the opposite side of the guard and supporter as shown in.Fig. 2.

The hand-guard and the Wrist-supporter are both secured to a glove A,provided with an opening a for the insertion of the thumb and witheyelets a, whereby the glove may be laced or secured to the wrist of thewearer.

3 5 The hand-guard 13 consists of a layer of protective material, suchas leather or similar material, and is secured to the glove by stitching1), so as to protect completely the back of the hand of the wearer. Theedge portion Z) 0 of the glove is bent over the edge of the prosimilarmaterial having flexible ends 0 of sufficient length to permit same tobe wound one or more times around the wrist of the wearer. One end ofthe strap is preferably provided with a buckle c or other means forengaging the opposite end of the strap, whereby said ends may be securedtogether. By means of this construction the glove holds both the guardand the supporter in their proper relative positions on the hand of thewearer and prevents the same from slipping or becoming misplaced. Theglove also connects these 'parts together, so as to form practically asingle article which when once attached to the hands of the wearer needsno further adj ustment or attention. The top of the protective layer ispadded by the overturned portion of the glove, and all danger of injurywhich would otherwise be caused by the hard edge of the protective layeris thereby avoided. Preferably leather is used for the protective layer;but various other substances that will afford the necessary protectionto the bones of the hand may be used as a substitute therefor. It isobvious also that the flexible ends of the wrist-supporter can be madelong enough to encircle the wrist'as many times as may be deemednecessary or desirable.

I claim as my invention-- 1. The combination in a glove of a handguardcomprisinga layer of protective material secured to the back thereof,and a wristsupporter comprising a flexible strap secured to the wristportion'thereof.

2. A hand-guard and wrist-supporter comprising a glove having a layer ofprotective material secured to the back thereof and having the edgeportion of the glove turned over the edge of said protective layer andsecured to the outside thereof, and a flexible strap secured to thewrist portion of the glove, substantially as described.

3. A hand-guard and wrist-supporter comprising a glove having a layer ofprotective material secured to its back by sewing and having the edgeportion of the glove turned over the edge of said protective layer andsecured to the outside thereof by sewing, and a wrist-supporter securedto the wrist portion of the glove by sewing and provided with flexibleends adapted to be wound around the wrist portion of the glove andsecured at the back thereof, substantially as described.

In testimony whereofIsign this application, in the presence of twowitnesses, this 10th day of June, 1901.

GEORGE L. PIERCE.

Witnesses:

ANTHONY N. J ESBERA, Lucius E. VARNEY.

